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= Preparing to install a cluster on Azure
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To prepare for installation of an {product-title} cluster on {azure-short}, complete the following steps:

* You have xref:../../../installing/overview/installing-preparing.adoc#installing-preparing[selected a cluster installation method].

* You xref:../../../installing/installing_azure/installing-azure-account.adoc#installing-azure-account[configured an Azure account] to host the cluster and determined the tested and validated region to deploy the cluster to.

* If you use a firewall, you have xref:../../../installing/install_config/configuring-firewall.adoc#configuring-firewall[configured it to allow the sites] that your cluster requires access to.

include::modules/cluster-entitlements.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

include::modules/ssh-agent-using.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

include::modules/installation-obtaining-installer.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

// Installing the OpenShift CLI on Linux
include::modules/cli-installing-cli-linux.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

// Installing the OpenShift CLI on Windows
include::modules/cli-installing-cli-windows.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

// Installing the OpenShift CLI on macOS
include::modules/cli-installing-cli-macos.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

include::modules/cluster-telemetry.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

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.Additional resources

* For more information about the Telemetry service, see xref:../../../support/remote_health_monitoring/about-remote-health-monitoring.adoc#about-remote-health-monitoring[About remote health monitoring].